Beneath the Surface of the New U.S. Marine Sanctuary
A 962-square-mile section of Lake Michigan was designated a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary in 2021, along the shores of Wisconsin.
By Tree Meinch
Feb 5, 2022 6:00 AMMar 17, 2023 8:27 PM
The Vernon succumbed to Lake Michigan storm waves in 1887. Both ships remain preserved at depths of 200-plus feet within the new Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: (Capt. Jitka Hanakova/Shipwreck Explorers)
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